Removing - refitting

REMOVING - REFITTING

Place the car on ramps, remove the front right wheel, drain the gearbox oil and carry out the operations listed below, which have already been described above:

• Remove the right wheelarch cover
• Disconnect the right tie-rod end
• Disconnect the vertical link and drive shaft from the joint.

1. Undo the bolts securing the intermediate shaft to the mounting.
2. Withdraw the intermediate shaft from its seating, then remove the dust excluder.
3. Withdraw the intermediate shaft from the engine compartment.
4. Check that the intermediate shaft (1) is not deformed or out of true; check that the bearing (2) does not show signs of overheating, scoring or excessive wear.

NOTE The bearing is not supplied as a spare part, so if it is faulty, the complete intermediate shaft must be replaced.

REMOTE CONTROL ASSEMBLY

To remove and refit the remote control assembly, refer to the "Remote control assembly" section for the 1581 16v engine.